The Heads of State and Government attending the 12th Conference of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries, held in Santa Maria in 2018, recognizing the undeniable strategic convergence with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, encouraged the creation of a Network of Healthy Municipalities and Cities of Portuguese Speaking Countries, which enhances the promotion of health and quality of life in the countries of the CPLP space, based on a common political vision.
Within the framework of this process of creating the Network, important gains have been made and various initiatives have been carried out, with the participation of three countries – Cape Verde, Brazil and Portugal, which stimulate work in the network and promote its structuring.
Three important international events were held in 2021 with the participation of Brazil, Cape Verde and Portugal, which enabled the sharing of experiences, with different paths in the three countries, but with a common denominator: the important role that cities/municipalities play in promoting people’s health and well-being and the importance of incorporating health into all policies. The relevance of network communication in virtual times and the construction of the Virtual Library of documents on healthy Portuguese-speaking municipalities are highlighted.
IV International Meeting on Urban Planning and Healthy City (June 2021)
1st Seminar on Healthy and Sustainable Municipalities, Cities, Communities and Territories: Current and Future Challenges (October 2021)
XVIII Meeting of the Pernambuco Network of Healthy Municipalities (December 2021)
The Center for Public Health and Social Development and the Pernambuco Network of Healthy Municipalities invited Dr. Helena Rebelo Rodrigues Helena Rebelo Rodrigues, Coordinator of the Healthy Cities Unit of Cape Verde – CV, to participate in the Round Table: “Contributions to Healthy Municipalities: Portugal – Africa – Japan – Brazil” in the XVIII Meeting of the Pernambuco Network of Healthy Municipalities and Seminar of the Update Course in Health Promotion, Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs – Agenda 2030, Healthy and Sustainable Municipalities, Cities, Communities and Territories, held on December 9, 2021, from 13h to 17h (Brasília time). The objective of the event was to share contributions with course participants to strengthen their local initiatives, expand the Healthy and Sustainable Municipalities, Cities, Communities and Territories (MCCTSS) movement and create collaborative networks.